The available evidence indicates that economic sanctions are not effective tools for achieving specific policy goals in foreign nations. New research from North Carolina State University argues that increased military spending caused by economic sanctions counterbalances the adverse impact of the sanctions – and points to Iran as a case study in how this can happen. (more…)
2016 has been a tumultuous year for American politics. The highly-involved electorate have raised concerns about everything from superdelegates to contested conventions. And the voters aren’t the only ones looking to make sense out of this year’s lengthy and complicated election process. As technological requirements grow on both sides of the political spectrum, companies like Microsoft are stepping in to meet the need. (more…)
Henry VIII may have suffered repeated traumatic brain injuries similar to those experienced by football players and others who receive repeated blows to the head, according to research by a Yale University expert in cognitive neurology. (more…)
Experts will investigate whether wealthy individuals and groups really do control political decisions as part of a new study.
Academics at the University of Exeter will investigate how policy is influenced by lobbying in the UK, the USA, the Netherlands and Germany to see which kinds of groups may have unfair access because of their funding, status or size. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Employees who expose unethical behavior in organizations often face retaliation for speaking up. But company leaders who blow the whistle on such activity are less likely to be sanctioned, University of Michigan researchers say.
In fact, in some cases, leaders can even be ostracized if they don’t speak up, they say. (more…)
Religion in the United States is declining and mirroring patterns found across the western world, according to new research from UCL and Duke University in the United States. (more…)
More than two centuries after his birth, Abraham Lincoln’s legacy is still being debated: Was our 16th president a cautious political pragmatist or a bold revolutionary? (more…)
Increases in women’s average life expectancy have slowed
Mexico’s staggering homicide rate has taken a toll on the mortality rate for men — and it could be even worse than the statistics indicate, a new study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health suggests. (more…)
